Javed Akhtar retracts his harsh tweet on Virender Sehwag

After Sehwag mocked Gurmehar for her Facebook post on ABVP, Javed Akhtar had called Sehwag "a hardly literate player.”

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Lyricist Javed Akhtar, who criticized Virender Sehwag for his comment on Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur, tweeted on Friday that he would like to take back his "harsh" words as the cricketer has clarified his statements.

"Since Sehwag undoubtedly a great player has clarified he was just being facetious and is not anti Gurmehar I take back my rather harsh words," the lyricist tweeted.

Since Sehwag undoubtedly a great player has clarified he was just being facetious n is not anti Gurmehar I take back my rather harsh words.

After Sehwag mocked Gurmehar for her Facebook post on ABVP, Javed Akhtar had called Sehwag "a hardly literate player.”

Sehwag, however, had defended himself in a series of tweets, claiming that his social media post in response to Gurmehar was an "attempt to be facetious" rather than bullying anyone over their opinion, adding that agreement or disagreement was not even a factor.

Gurmehar Kaur, daughter of Kargil martyr Captain Mandeep Singh, had condemned the attack on students at Ramjas College which witnessed large-scale violence between members of the AISA and the ABVP.

The genesis of the clash was an invite to JNU students Umar Khalid and Shehla Rashid to address a seminar on Culture of Protests which was withdrawn by the college authorities following opposition by the ABVP.

Javed Akhtar, however, praised Gautam Gambhir, who said that the incident had disappointed him. “The freedom of expression is absolute and equal for all! High time we learnt that and practised it daily in every sphere of life,” the cricketer had tweeted.

The freedom of expression is absolute and equal for all!
High time we learnt that and practised it daily in every sphere of life. pic.twitter.com/iMfIanQyh1